I went from being completely disgusted by the big "mother" bacteria in kombucha to falling head over heels in love with it. Now Whole Food's has Kombucha on tap and I find myself drinking at least 3 cups of it a day! This is getting to be a very expensive habit - is anyone else in love with Kombucha the way I am?

I go in and out of phases. You should buy a kit so that your costs decrease and you can have your own homemade kombucha! I asked for a starter kit last year for Christmas but the first try made the mother scoby all moldy. I think it was just a fluke, though. Kombucha is great!

On tap?! For reals? I buy by the case when I buy to get that small 10% discount. However, like pranaferox, I go through phases, thank goodness, because it's so expensive. Despite GT's claims that they didn't change the recipe, it does taste a little different. But, it's still awesome.

My first experience with it was the Multi Green and I about died... but then found myself going back for more, to try different ones... and now, it's just love.

I got a baby scoby from a lady a few years ago and made my own for a long time. When I moved I tossed out the scoby and haven't had any since. I didn't know they had kits...that's cool. I doubt I'd bother making my own again, though. I got bored with it, although every now and then I'll buy a bottle of kombucha at Whole Foods.

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I would drink it every day before the recall. I missed it so much. But when it came back I was in the midst of a bit of a monetary crisis, and couldn't afford it. I haven't had any in a while. But! Hopefully I'm going back to work soon and will restart my addiction.

Meggs! I know we took it off the tap at my store (Lincoln Park) when they recalled it, but I don't know if we brought it back or not. I'll be in today or tomorrow, and I'll ask around.

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I was drinking two bottles a day at one time, but now I only get it once in a while. I really do need to figure out how to make my own. I think the secret ingredient is organic crack.

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Meggs! I know we took it off the tap at my store (Lincoln Park) when they recalled it, but I don't know if we brought it back or not. I'll be in today or tomorrow, and I'll ask around.

I'm just still baffled that 'bucha can be "on tap." Rad.

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From what the cashier at my WF told me, it tastes different because they aren't letting it ferment as long as they were before the recall. But the actual recipe hasn't been changed.

I totally believe that. If you notice, the drink by dates on the bottles are significantly shorter. They used to be months and months and now they're maybe two months max (approximation to get my point across). It's still numalicious. I just tried guava for the first time this morning and love it!

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I love, love, love kombucha! It really is expensive though, I'm hoping to start making my own in the near future but am a little nervous about doing so. I always think I'm going to fork it up somehow and make myself sick.

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I love, love, love kombucha! It really is expensive though, I'm hoping to start making my own in the near future but am a little nervous about doing so. I always think I'm going to fork it up somehow and make myself sick.

This is why I haven't and won't be making my own kombucha at home. I know it would be so much cheaper but the fear that something will go wrong and I'll end up making a deadly strain of bacteria. Thank goodness the kombucha on tap at Whole Foods is a lot cheaper than GTs.

I love, love, love kombucha! It really is expensive though, I'm hoping to start making my own in the near future but am a little nervous about doing so. I always think I'm going to fork it up somehow and make myself sick.

This is why I haven't and won't be making my own kombucha at home. I know it would be so much cheaper but the fear that something will go wrong and I'll end up making a deadly strain of bacteria. Thank goodness the kombucha on tap at Whole Foods is a lot cheaper than GTs.

So like, what's this WF Kombucha like? Is is GT's, just on tap? DO TELL. Is it worth driving an hour away to the WF that kara kara works at to fill up on it in gallon jugs (how does one purchase Kombucha on tap?) compared to buying per case of GT's? Are there different ones you can buy, flavor-wise, or just "original?"

I love, love, love kombucha! It really is expensive though, I'm hoping to start making my own in the near future but am a little nervous about doing so. I always think I'm going to fork it up somehow and make myself sick.

This is why I haven't and won't be making my own kombucha at home. I know it would be so much cheaper but the fear that something will go wrong and I'll end up making a deadly strain of bacteria. Thank goodness the kombucha on tap at Whole Foods is a lot cheaper than GTs.

So like, what's this WF Kombucha like? Is is GT's, just on tap? DO TELL. Is it worth driving an hour away to the WF that kara kara works at to fill up on it in gallon jugs (how does one purchase Kombucha on tap?) compared to buying per case of GT's? Are there different ones you can buy, flavor-wise, or just "original?"

It's pretty tasty. They have all different flavors including original and even have a "flavor of the day" of course I believe this depends on your whole foods. It's good but definitely not worth driving an hour away for it.

As far as how your purchase it they bottle it for you right there in actual glass bottle pressurized to keep all the good fizz in it. You can also bring back the bottles and jugs for refills. It's about $1 cheaper than GT kombucha